I love co leading an amazing and dedicated team. Assisting educators fulfil their passion in the early childhood field. Working alongside families to provide the best care and education to their beautiful children in a high quality centre in the Manningham area.

I Come from a very big family and have always been around children. I love leading the wonderful team of educators at Cuddly Bear. I am passionate about educating, nurturing and caring for young children and love to inspire and encourage children’s interests and individual personalities.

I’m Passionate about encouraging children to explore their surroundings and watching their curiosity grow, building relationships with children and their families and working with a talented team of educators.

I love guiding children to achieve their full potential, it is the most rewarding job I can think of! I have genuine passion for children because I admire children’s honesty, creativity and resilience. Watching children grow and learn is amazing. I love that no single day at work is the same.

I love working with children because my days at 'work' pretty much involve hanging out with 15 mini best friends that are non-judgemental, hilarious and so inquisitive about the world and everything in it. I love watching them learn and sharing ideas about what and why things are the way they are.

Since a young age I have bonded well with babies and young children, and have since wanted to pursue a career working alongside other educators to further children’s development and wellbeing. I also love getting to know families and building strong, trusting relationships.

Today's children are tomorrow’s future. I am proud of myself for shaping the future.

VictoriaRoom/Role - Qualified Assistant in the Toddler Room and OHS Leader Qualification- Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Languages - Greek and English Interests - I love going out with my sisters, cooking with my mum, listening to music and going on long drives with friends.

I love children because watching babies grow from taking their first steps, saying their first word, brings a smile to my face. Being there to help them learn while still having fun, being there to listen to their amazing stories and watching them grow into kinders ready for school is a privilege. Every child you see stays in your heart and they are there forever. Working with children makes me happy knowing that I was there to watch them grow.

DaphneRoom/Role - Toddler Room Assistant Qualifications - Studying towards Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care Employed at Cuddly Bear Templestowe since- June 2017 Languages - Greek and English Interests - Spending time with family and friends, and reading.

I love seeing children interact with one another whether it's in their play or through conversations. Engaging in conversations with children and listening to them when they speak. Also, I love seeing children being happy and my favourite is when I hear children's laugher- can't help but laugh with them.

JennyRoom/Role- Baby Room Educator and Qualified Assistant in all rooms Qualifications - Certificate III and Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. Employed at Cuddly Bear Templestowe since- March 2018. Languages - Croatian and English Interests - Travelling, being outdoors/nature/bushwalking and gardening.

I love watching the children grow and develop especially if I have been with them since they have been in the babies room and seeing all their milestones/achievements.

I LOVE working with children. Where else can you go to work, play and laugh and have fun all whilst making a difference in someone’s life. To walk into work and be greeting by smiling faces and big cuddles, you just know it is going to be a good day. To form bonds and have children let you in and trust you enough to share their world with you is just magical.

Working with kids is a very rewarding job. I love watching the children learn, grow and develop and enjoy spending time helping them achieve their best.

FotiniRoom/Role - Qualified Assistant in all rooms Qualifications - Diploma of Early childhood Education and Care Employed at Cuddly Bear Templestowe since- June 2018 Languages - Greek and English Interests - I love to travel and spend time with my husband and my two children Maki and Elefteria.

I really enjoy my job, getting down on the children's level to take part in lot of exciting experiences with them. My greatest satisfaction is seeing how much children grow and develop during a year and knowing I played an important part in that.

DanielleRoom/Role - Qualified Assistant in all rooms Qualifications - Diploma in early childhood education and Care Employed at Cuddly Bear Templestowe since- 2002 Languages - English, Italian and Mandarin Interests - My interests are travelling and exploring nature and walking, spending time with my family and cooking different cuisines.

I have always had the passion to work with children. I find it very rewarding by providing children with a safe and creative learning environment where they can interact and make new friends. Giving them a world of lifelong learning in their early years and watching them grow and develop new skills and interests in the first few years of their life. I love that I also learn new skills working with young children. They teach me as much as I teach them.

Every child is unique and all are special. I love children and I enjoy working with children because I love the way they look at the world. I love to see them grow and I love to see all the things they learn and how surprised they are at things.

I love to work with children. They are always creative. And I love to work with the educators in Cuddly Bear. All educators are very nice to each other. I have more to learn, and i'm expecting to have great experience working here.

It’s a great environment to be in, it’s an amazing thing to see the kids having fun, learning and developing new skills. It’s also very satisfying to cook for the kids and learn what they like.

MaryRoom/Role - I am causal role in cuddly bearQualifications - I hold diploma in children’s serviceEmployed at Cuddly Bear Templestowe since- 2019 Languages - I speak Mandarin, Japanese and English Interests - I like crafts and sports in my spare time and more enjoy stay in my beach house in Mornington Peninsula

I love seeing children’s development and learning and also love helping them to achieve their full potential.

I enjoy teaching children about healthy eating. I love using different ingredients from different cultures and making fun and nutritious food for children and showing children that healthy eating can make you grow big and strong.